basic facts

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When leaders and the public can’t even agree on basic facts, we lose the ability to solve important problems.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Judges don’t need to just pretend to be unaware of basic facts about the world.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Instead, the lawyer collects basic facts: the accident report, property damage, a brief description of injuries and medical bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

And yet even the basic facts are being disputed.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

“My mom drove me nuts with her citizenship test. She doesn’t know even the basic facts, like each state has two senators.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan